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The morning of Sunday March 9, 2014 was cool for south Florida, in the mid 60s when we got up, but it had warmed to the low 70s with a blustery spring breeze by the time we drove to Miami to meet up with Alfredo De La Fe and his band members before heading over to the main stage for the Calle Ocho Festival. Back stage there was a feeling of excitement as the crowd began to wander in, growing in size until there were more than a million salseros dancing in the streets.

The smells of food from all over Latin America wafted on the winds as music blared from the 9 different stages.

Before it was time to go on stage, we went out to give away about 1,000 SalsaPower pens to the crowds wandering the streets, and to get a bite to eat. My husband, Don, loves Puerto Rican pasteles but I opted for a chicken empanada!

People from all walks of life, and of all ages, walked past the food booths while salsa music could be heard from every storefront.